Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...points with his superiors on the Nixon committee. The lawyers for the other defendants and the defendants themselves in and out of court offered their own implausible variety of motives: E. Howard Hunt implied that he had joined the operation because he feared that a liberal Democratic President might weaken U.S. policy toward Communism (TIME, Jan. 29); McCord had joined because he believed that the bugging might intercept some nefarious plot against the Republicans planned by a left-wing group; and the four other defendants had become involved because Hunt, their former boss during the Cuban invasion, told them...
...committee report cites the danger of possible seepage of reservoir water through the dam. The seepage could weaken the dam enough so that it would burst. the report said. releasing 20 million tons of water directly above nearby Cornwall...
...mention its reaffirmation of Hanoi's "one Viet Nam" position -was highly advantageous to the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong. It is arguable that they won those advantages on the battlefield. But the effect of the Saigon-inspired delay since mid-October has been to weaken, perhaps mortally, the original compromise. Both delegations have been sweating to tie the military and political issues back together in ways that would benefit their own sides. It may be very difficult for anyone to pull the issues apart again...
...arguments against the plebe rules were obvious: the rules are unnecessary and degrading, designed primary to rob Cadets of their self respect in order to weaken any will they may have to resist West Point socialization...
...endangered-that its veneration and preservation have become something of a campaign issue. The President warns ominously: "We are faced with a choice between the work ethic that built this nation's character-and the new welfare ethic that could cause the American character to weaken...